Land of Giants
25 million years ago in the Oligocene Epoch lived the Indricotheres. Weighing 15 tonnes and standing 7 metres tall, they were the largest land mammals of all time.
This third instalment of Walking with Beasts goes back 25 million years ago to meet the biggest land mammals of all time - the Indricotheres. Up to 7 metres tall and weighing 15 tonnes, adults were too big to be eaten by any predator of the time. In fact it is only in the first few years of life that Indricotheres are vulnerable. This programme follows the fate of a calf from his traumatic birth to see whether he can survive droughts, six foot tall killer hogs and Hyaenodon - a predator the size of a rhino, with jaws that could crush a rock.
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Skull splitters
Duration: 02:24
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Dried up
Duration: 03:24
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Oligocene giants
Duration: 02:31
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Survival of the meanest
Duration: 02:11
Broadcasts
- Thu 29 Nov 2001 20:30
- Sun 2 Dec 2001 16:00
- Wed 5 Mar 2003 19:00